Program to provide Medicare workshops (The Sentinel)
The APPRISE program at the Cumberland County Office of Aging and Community Services is offering a monthly workshop for people who are beginning Medicare.

Seniors struggling with Medicare coverage (Moldova.org)
Nearly 279,000 U.S. senior citizens are struggling to cope with a series of errors related to Medicare Part D premiums.Betty Ives, a native of Oshkosh, Wis., said she has repeatedly found deductions for the Medicare premiums from her Social Security checks despite the fact she doesn't receive the benefits, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel said Thursday.The 81-year-old is among nearly 138,000 ...

Medicare Advantage Pay Cuts, Physician Pay Raise in SCHIP Bill by Democrats (Senior Journal)
July 23, 2007 - House Democrats on Sunday announced that they will unveil draft legislation within the next several days that would increase SCHIP funding by $50 billion over five years and make revisions to Medicare, the New York Times reports.

Medicare patients can get help with prescriptions (Detroit Free Press)
About 43,000 Medicare recipients in southeastern Michigan are eligible, but have not yet enrolled, to receive subsidies to help cover prescription drug costs. Medicare beneficiaries may be eligible for the Low-Income Subsidy through Medicare Part D if: Assets are no more than $24,000 for a couple or $12,000 for a single person, excluding primary residency and car.